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Based on a report from the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (SCRFAO), the Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) proposed 1-cent sales tax will completely offset the need to raise any millage for a $130 million bond issue to pay for projects in Phase 2 of the district's facilities equalization project (FEP). Phase 2 projects include new school construction, renovations to existing schools and upgrades to athletic facilities.

Richard Black, grandson of the late David and Estelle Jones of Camden, SC, is attending the National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Health Care at Harvard Medical School. The session held August 3-12 immerses high school students in the challenging complexities of the medical profession. It exposes them to the techniques of doctors and nurses during hands-on clinical rounds where they treat patients in a true-to-life outbreak simulation. The students interact with practicing physicians, scientific researchers, medical school students and residents. They also grapple with controversial medical issues, learn about health care challenges and explore advanced scientific research in areas ...

If voters approve the Kershaw County School District's $130 million list of projects for Phase 2 of its facilities equalization project (FEP), property taxes will go up in Kershaw County. The question is by how much, especially since the district is also asking voters to approve a 1-cent sales tax that would partially offset any property tax millage increases. Both referenda will be on the ballot on Nov. 4 during the general election.

Funeral services for Stella Reynolds Faile, 73, will be held Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at High Hill True Light Church, Lucknow, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Mr. Nanley Holmes, 86, of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 28, 2014. Born in New York City, a Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Eleven a.m., at Union Baptist Church, Rembert. Brown's Funeral Home, Camden is serving the Holmes family.

Mr. Thomas Edward "Koot" Goodwin, 64, of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Born in Boykin, he was the son of the late George, Sr. and Ellen Miller Goodwin. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services will be held Friday, August 8, 2014 at Two p.m., at Broom Hill Baptist Church, Rembert, with burial in church cemetery, with military honors. Mr. Goodwin will be placed in the church at One p.m. for viewing. Public viewing will be Thursday, Two-Seven p.m. at the funeral home. Brown's Funeral Home, Camden is serving the Goodwin ...

The death of James S. Brady earlier this week marked the end of a decades-long saga of courage and dedication; the former presidential press secretary for Ronald Reagan lived more than 33 years after taking a bullet that was intended for the president. Brady was brutally wounded in Washington when a deranged John W. Hinckley Jr. fired a pistol, hoping his false bravado would impress the movie actress Jodie Foster. Reagan came perilously close to dying, but fully recovered; unfortunately, Brady was dogged by pain and disability for the rest of his life.